Chapter 422: Dark Red Rust Roses, the Beginning of a New Order At the
end of November, the southern hemisphere was in the refreshing season of early summer. Bright colored ribbons and verdant branches and leaves fluttered in the campus. The Edes Academy ushered in a rare centennial celebration. During the period, many tourists came in droves. Many residents came to this first academy in the star field to visit and tour. The originally quiet and spacious academy was now full of tourists.
"Wow, is this Edes Academy? It feels so big~"
A child about 12 years old jumped and skipped on the road paved with exquisite stone slabs, looking at the blue rose columns around. There were various small shops and stalls run by students on both sides of the road. Some sold greeting cards and commemorative albums of the academy, as well as some small gifts and special snacks made by them.
There were very few classes during the celebration, and the academy also encouraged students to do some small business to experience life.
Tourists on the street walked forward, their eyes curiously scanning the stalls of various shops. Among them were commemorative badges with blue roses, ceremonial swords decorated with black roses, five uniforms jointly produced by the academy and "Gothic Dolls", handwritten greeting cards sealed with dried flowers, small sculptures made by students, red Tikkos fruits grown on campus, oak-grilled fish from the academy lake, and campus commemorative photos of Heshia, etc.
"I want the 'Patrol Night' uniform."
A 15-year-old boy pointed at the uniforms hanging in the store. This set of co-produced clothes has a frost color #e9f1f6 as the base, with crow blue #424c50 sleeves, collars and decorative flowers. The wide black sleeves have white patterns of skulls and roses, which are very deathly and mysterious, making some young people love them.
"Are you sure you want it? Why not choose the 'Dark Blue Sword Cape' next to it? I think it looks more handsome." The father on the side pushed his glasses and expressed his preference.
"It's better than the 'Sunset Playing Sound' that Tilan wore. I feel it has a lot of temperament, low-key and rich in connotation." The boy's mother suggested.
"How about buying both?" The boy raised his hands, indicating that he wanted all.
"That's not possible." Both parents answered at the same time, which made the boy discouraged.
"Then I'd rather have 'Touring the Night'. I like this one." As he said this, he carefully stroked the fabric of the cuffs with good texture.
On the other side of the street, the noisy sound attracted the attention of the people around.
"Do you want to go to the puppet theater to watch the show? My friend just came from there. The performance inside is said to be very good~"
"Then let's go." Several people in the same group responded with a smile. Some of them held ice cream in their hands, some held the fruit iced tea they just bought, and there were also baked snacks and so on.
Following the branch of the flow of people, a miniature mansion like a fairy tale appeared on the lawn. It was surrounded by temporary fences to separate the crowd from the outside world, and only dozens of people were allowed to enter at a time.
After waiting in line for more than ten minutes, the group walked into the mansion with curiosity. The red and white checkered floor, the large clock face in the hollow wall in the distance, and the classical oil painting on the wall beside it all gave people a retro and mysterious atmosphere.
Soon, the silence in the mansion was broken. As the clock hand pointed to the center, the bells rang, the door closed, and the room became dark. Then a faint golden halo shone from above, falling on the dark floor, illuminating it a little.
A blonde girl in a Gothic dress walked out slowly, and her hard heels made a clear sound as they stepped on the floor.
"Welcome to my puppet house. I'm Alice Naranfili."
The girl, dressed in elaborate and gorgeous clothes, lifted her skirt and saluted. She bent her legs and then stood up. Then there was a sound of gear winches. The floor kept rising. A small red carpet stage rose up. Several lifelike and exquisite puppets flew out from the darkness on both sides. Some of them were wearing golden wings, some were black and red bat wings, some were wearing gorgeous clothes, and some were wearing heavy armor. These puppets collided in the air and separated, and then fell on both sides of the stage.
"Today, I will perform the puppet opera "The Legend of the Blue Song Princess and the Scarlet Song Princess." After speaking, the puppets on the stage retreated into the darkness, and then two puppets wearing gorgeous red and blue skirts slowly walked out from both sides of the stage.
The girl standing in the shadow behind the stage raised her finger. Below her, the exquisite puppets were performing a classic and moving opera. This wonderful performance made the first-time visitors feel novel, and then they were immersed in it unconsciously, slowly forgetting that these were just puppets, but were immersing themselves in real history and legends.
Leaving this exquisite puppet house, in another branch of the crowded street, in front of a wooden cabin in a semi-hidden forest, there were many curious tourists.
"Don't worry, everyone has a chance~" The squinting big sister, wearing a witch's figure-revealing uniform, comforted the tourists in line. Beside her, there were several girls wearing similar witch uniforms. Some of them manipulated the divination cards flying and spinning on the table, some were wearing black gauze and slowly stroking the crystal ball in front of them, and some put the finished special potion bottles on the table for sale.
"This 'Colorful Potion' can temporarily change your hair and eye color to the color of the potion, and it lasts for 6 hours."
"The 'Eye Demon Potion' in my hand, combined with this completed summoning array blueprint, can summon a Sequence 2 Eye Demon yourself. They are cute in appearance, and can help you attack and detect, and it lasts for a day."
"There is also the 'Pumpkin Head Potion', which can temporarily turn your head into a pumpkin-like orange color, and then emit flames. It's very majestic~"
"The 'Firefly Potion', as long as you open the bottle cap, you can see fireflies slowly floating out all over the sky. It's a treasure for creating a romantic atmosphere."
These exchange students of the Three-Phase Moon also use their expertise to operate and promote unique services and products.
On the other side, in the temporary castle built by the academy, several tourists were wearing the cloaks and crowns of ancient kings, experiencing a brief experience of being a king. Nearly a hundred maids stood on both sides of the hall in a unified and neat posture. They served the prepared food to the kings and waited for orders. Occasionally, people who played assassins rushed in to block the maids and protect the kings' transfer, enjoying the fun of role-playing.
After a half-circle tour, the tourists entered the restaurant inside the academy to experience the various and unique food in the Edes Academy. Many people also took photos here.
After a short break at noon, the tourists continued to move forward along the road. At this time, they gradually came to the lake and vast grassland behind the academy. There were many animals here, including the mighty and ferocious black lion, the holy white swan swimming in the lake, the chestnut-feathered falcon swooping down from the treetops, the green forest deer running across the grassland, and so on.
These extraordinary animals were raised by Irida Academy. After the joint training with Edes Academy, many of them were transferred to Edes Academy with the students. Visitors can pay a small fee to get close to these extraordinary animals, and even sit on the back of the Kurifa falcon to take a short tour and overlook the beautiful scenery of the entire campus.
In addition, there are students painting for tourists by the lake, a venue for tourists and students to safely experience the battle, a theater for watching campus documentaries, a visit to the archives of the graduates and the honor trophies in the school, and a glimpse of the advanced scientific research laboratory of Edes Academy, etc.
At night, tens of thousands of people gathered in the music hall of Edes Academy. After they took their seats, the lights gradually dimmed, followed by a brief introduction and announcement by the host, and then the performance officially began.
A beam of golden light hit the stage covered with a red carpet, and in the expectant eyes of everyone, a slender and dreamy figure slowly walked out.
The neatly combed long hair is tied behind her back, as smooth and beautiful as satin. A simple blue bow is dotted behind her head, and two strands of hair fall in front of her body. Then there is the black rose dress that contrasts strongly with the snow-white shoulders and neck. The chest is inlaid with gorgeous dark blue gems, and then there is the bow ribbon that sets off the gems. There are black and blue folds on one side of the skirt. Then there is the violin held in the hands of the girl. The slender fingers press the strings with one hand and hold the bow with the other.
First, she greeted everyone and saluted. Then, the young singer who attracted everyone's attention slowly closed her eyes, stood in the only golden halo on the stage, and slowly played the violin.
The melody was full of uplifting lightness from the beginning, like running in the season of grass and flowers, the body jumped lightly and rotated freely with the wind.
"Le quattro stagioni" (Four Seasons), the first movement of the concerto Le quattro stagioni (Four Seasons) - Spring.
When the first section of the melody ended, the tone gradually slowed down, and then gradually accumulated emotions and strength. When the second section of the melody sounded, as the bow sounded, a circle of lights suddenly lit up on the stage, and a row of students holding violins appeared from the dim shadows. They were in uniform uniforms, wearing red roses and white dresses. The bows in their hands were neat and uniform, with an indescribable power and appeal.
Then, when Tilan, who was standing in the center, played the bow and entered the third stage, another row of students holding violins appeared in the dim shadows. They were also in uniform uniforms and dresses, like the followers of this girl, and like one of the thousands of flowers blooming in spring, showing the power and life of the four seasons of spring.
The moving melody sounded again and again, and each repetition pushed the momentum and atmosphere to a higher level. Rows and rows of students holding violins appeared on the stage, and so on until the end, nearly a thousand students wearing red roses and white dresses stood on the stairs and covered the entire stage background.
A huge and unified violin melody sounded, and countless golden halos fluttered on the stage, slowly flew up, and submerged the entire music hall. The cheerful music was like the ocean. The originally brisk music also became a torrent sweeping the world. The golden sea of flowers full of life broke through the blockade of the cold winter, and the vigorous vitality of spring infected and shocked everyone on the scene.
After a long time, this song was finished, and many audiences were still immersed in the lingering sound of the surrounding melody, until the girl on the stage bent over and bowed to thank them. The warm applause woke everyone up from their dreams, and then they also joined in the applause.
After the amazing opening performance, there were performances by various opera and music groups on campus. Although not as shocking as Tilan's opening performance, the gentle rhythm also made the audience slowly relax, and they could enjoy the performances with a light heart.
At the end of the performance, Heshia Tilan, as a student representative, took the stage again. This time, she had changed into a dress decorated with dark red roses. Compared with the common bright red roses, the roses on her dress were like simple rust, like the brown-red precipitation after blood dried up. Not all symbols are beautiful. Sometimes pain and history need to be remembered more.
The dark red roses are still pure, dotted on the parchment-like dress, like faded old photos, bringing a nostalgic atmosphere. The girl holding the microphone sang softly, and then the lights slowly spread, illuminating the figures around her. One by one, the actors and students who had been on the stage before appeared and joined the soft chorus.
"Keep on" is a song that is quite old, nostalgic and childlike.
There is no distant grand narrative, no lyrics that are constantly exciting and agitating, but a slightly nostalgic sadness, which is the sadness of not being able to return to childhood, the farewell to the separated childhood under the sunset, and the waving goodbye to the world of past life.
The decline and stagnation of the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region for hundreds of years is like this memory with dark red rust, the gray and lonely ruined factory in the memory, the runway that no one uses anymore, the abandoned and empty classroom, the distant hometown that can never be returned to.
In this melody with memories and nostalgia, tonight's performance slowly came to an end. Perhaps many years later, people can still see the images recorded tonight in the archives and feel the node of all changes.
At the end of December, another winter festival was held as scheduled. At this competition, Edes Academy launched a new school emblem and logo. Unlike the previous blue and black rose emblem, the new emblem has two blue and dark red roses, dotted with some green leaves, and the background is a parchment-like shield. Below is a black ribbon with Edes's name in letters written on it.
It was also in this year that Saint Ingo Academy announced its closure, and its assets, personnel, students, campuses, etc., will be merged into Edes Academy. The two academies that were once separated are now integrated again.
However, unlike in the past, the former directors of Saint Ingo no longer hold any power. They have been stripped from Saint Ingo, and Saint Ingo is only left as a campus entity and merged into Edes Academy.
Saint Ingo students who have not yet graduated will still study at the Saint Ingo campus, but starting next year, all new students will start living and studying at Edes Academy, and after all students graduate, Saint Ingo's campus will be gradually converted into a branch area of Edes Academy, and the regional module will be raised and moved next to Edes Academy. The two campuses will be merged and connected together to become a brand new large academy.
The past and the new are reincarnated here, and in the future, Edes Academy and Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region will continue to move forward (keep on).
(End of this chapter)
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